April 24, 2007

OCM Racing Kaos DT-19T truggy

OCM Racing Kaos DT-19T Truggy
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A long time back, we showed you some CAD images of the new Kaos DT-19T truggy from OCM Racing, which at the time was still a concept on a computer screen. Well as you can see in the picture above the truggy is now real and judging by the picture it looks pretty good. No other details have been announced but to have a closer look and judge for yourself click the image.

UPDATE: Rube Dude have some pictures of the truggy in action, which you can view here.

Source: OCM Racing [ocmracing.com]


April 24, 2007

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 optional parts

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4

HPI / Hot Bodies will start shipping a whole lot of new optional parts for their 4wd electric buggy, the Cyclone D4. Some new parts offer new tuning possibilites such as the new rear side suspension blocks that now come in 2.0 and 2.5 degrees of toe-in, in place of the standard 3.0 degrees that comes with the car. Other tuning parts are the new purple anodised rear hubs that offer now 0.5 and 1.0 degree of toe-in as well as adding strength to the area due to the use of aluminium. Also available are some new matched springs in different ratings, aluminium wheel hubs for extra strength and reduced flex, a front one way shaft and finally just for looks are some new flourescent yellow wheels.

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April 24, 2007

HB Cyclone brushless motor mount

HB Cyclone brushless motor mount

Hot Bodies have announced that they will be shipping this new motor mount for their World Championship winning Cyclone touring car. Available in 3 anodised colours; purple, blue and black, the new motor mount is made especially for mounting brushless motors by providing more space to allow you to use up to 110 teeth on the spur gear. This is done by allowing the motor be mounted further away from the center shaft.

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April 24, 2007

New Medial Pro wheels

New Medial Pro wheels

A quick piece from our site partners Neo Buggy about this new wheel from French manufacturer, Medial Pro. The wheel, which will be available from next week, does everything an off road wheel needs to do, its strong, light and fits all buggies and if disc wheels with slits in them float your boat, then this is the perfect wheel for you.

Source: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]


April 23, 2007

Shepherd Racing Velox 1/8th scale

Shepherd Racing Velox

We first reported on the Robert Pietsch designed Shepherd Racing Velox 1/8th scale back in February when it was shown for the first time at the Nurnberg toy fair. We now have more detailed pictures of the car and an explanation, from the guys at Shepherd Racing, on how the cars innovative rear braking system works and below we have created a small diagram to show this function.

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April 23, 2007

Riemon Speed Works shock bodies

Riemon Speed Works shock bodies

Japanese firm Riemon Speed Works have released these pictures of their soon to be released shock bodies. Made from aluminum, these gold anodised shock bodies will be made available for the Tamiya TRF501X (left) and the Kyosho RB5 and Laser ZX5 (right).

Source: Riemon SW [muscat-s.com/riemon]


April 23, 2007

Team Luna twin cooled Schottky diode

Team Luna twin cooled Schottky diode

Team Luna have released this nice double Schottky diode set, with heatsink, for use on your electric motor. As with all modern electronics in high performance cars they get hot, including the Schottky diodes which are storing large amounts of power and which is drained rapidly by your motor. So Team Luna have created a solution by mounting the diodes in an aluminium heatsink, which comes in 3 colours – dark blue, light blue and red, and which keeps the temperature down.

Source: Team Luna [odn.ne.jp/luna]


April 22, 2007

Xpress Mini Road Runner II

Xpress Mini Road Runner II

Xpress have released details about their upcoming 1/10th scale touring car chassis, the Mini Road Runner II. Available in a Pro version and cheaper Junior version, the $189 Pro version comes with a full carbon chassis, CNC machined bulkheads and motor mount while the standard version comes with a FRP chassis, and plastic bulkheads but is $60 cheaper at $129.

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